Name - Plaksha Maini

Class -VIII B
Roll no. - 3
English Holiday
Homework
Topic - INDIAN SPACE
PROGRAMMERS
 The History and Accomplishments
of the Indian Space Program

The Indian Space Research Organization

has made the practical uses of space
science, rather than prestige, a priority
Uses satellites to search for water and
minerals, to map resources, and to monitor
the health of its forests
India has planned its first manned
space mission for 2015
The Chandrayaan-1 Moon Orbit Satellite

Its two-year $83 million mission

was to orbit the Moon and to map
its surface in three dimensions
The mission experienced
technical problems
Before a full year was out, India's
space scientists declared the
mission a success
The Indian National Satellite System (INSAT)

The largest domestic communication system in the

Asia-Pacific region
Its satellites are geostationary - orbiting at a
speed and altitude that keeps satellites in the
same place above the Earth at all times
INSAT meets India's telecommunications,
broadcasting, meteorology, and emergency rescue
needs
 The Mission of Indian Remote Sensing Satellites for
Earth Resources

Indian Remote Sensing (IRS)

satellite program supports
India's national economy
This constellation of satellites is
one of the largest in the world
Indians are using them to study
urban sprawl and plan infrastructure
The Mission of the METSAT Weather Satellites

On 12 September 2002 India launched the first of a new

series of meteorological (weather) satellites called
METSAT
Weather instruments impose certain design limits on a
satellite
India has more reason than most countries to want the
best possible weather data
Monsoons strike it annually-cyclones and floods too